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NFL's Best Rivalry: Bengals-Chiefs Generates HUGE Viewership Numbers
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) scrambles away from Kansas City Chiefs defensive end George Karlaftis (56) in the second quarter of the NFL Week 2 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. The Bengals led 16-10 at halftime. Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Bengals might've lost to the Chiefs 26-25 on Sunday, but the NFL's best rivalry generated big viewership numbers.

The game drew 27.868 million viewers according to CBS. That makes Sunday's game the most-watched NFL game on CBS in September since 1998.

It was also the most-watched television broadcast on any network since Super Bowl LVIII in February.

Huge numbers for Cincinnati and Kansas City.

This article first appeared on Cincinnati Bengals on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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